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The $29 billion purchase of the Australian installment lender would bring larger retail relationships, as well as a fast-growing product that has appeal to both consumers and merchants.

The $29 billion deal would enable Square to better compete with PayPal and Apple, and provide an opportunity to cross-sell other services to the Australian lender's global audience.

Square is creating a new business line to help developers build financial services products focused on Bitcoin, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey.

Gripes against peer-to-peer payments services spiked during the past year as U.S. consumers flocked to Venmo, Cash App, Zelle and the like to transfer money.

Southern Bancorp's CEO said money from Square would help his bank continue serving underserved communities.

Square Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said the digital payments company is considering building a Bitcoin hardware wallet, a device that holds the digital currency but isn’t connected to the internet.

The fintech, which is reportedly building a checking and savings account into its app, is using its banking charter to speed the development of new services as it races its rivals to deliver an all-in-one app.

Snippets API combines with other APIs to produce marketing and sales programs for merchants.

Cryptocurrency rally enabled the company's Cash App to generate the bulk of its revenue.

Cryptocurrency rally enabled the company's Cash App to generate the bulk of its revenue.

In-person branch use will continue, but retail banks should nonetheless double down on building intuitive, easy-to-use mobile experiences that drive customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.

The deal can potentially boost payments on both sides, but also open new avenues such as merchandising and related content, says Kunai's Tarun Bhasin.

Square Inc. has agreed to buy a majority stake in Tidal, the streaming music service led by rapper Jay-Z, as part of an effort to expand the company’s suite of financial tools to musicians and emerging artists.

The payment processing company will offer loans and deposit accounts to its small-business customers through a Utah-based industrial bank.

The fintech that gave life to the mobile point of sale market is seeing that business overshadowed by the ever-rising popularity of cryptocurrency.

The fintech that gave life to the mobile point of sale market is seeing that business overshadowed by the ever-rising popularity of cryptocurrency.

There’s a dynamic balance between the innovation and resiliency benefits of the messy, creative ferment of many smaller competitors, and an oligopoly or monopoly’s scale economies, says Intrepid Ventures' Eric Grover.

Square Inc., the digital-payment company run by Jack Dorsey, has held talks to acquire the music-streaming service Tidal as part of a push to diversify, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Just months after revealing it was testing lending directly to consumers through its Cash App, Square says it is buying the tax business of Credit Karma to bring tax preparation to Cash App customers.

Square Inc., the payments company run by Jack Dorsey, is among new big investors in Italy’s mobile digital payment platform Satispay SpA, in a move aimed to expand its operations across European markets, according to a statement by Satispay.